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Community Development Service, Office of Minority Health, February 2014
minorityhealth@health.ok.gov
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2014 Oklahoma Minority Health At A Glance
POPULATION (2012)1
Total
Male
Female
Oklahoma Population
Count
3,814,820
1,889,807
1,925,013
Percent
100.0
49.5
50.5
Race (percent)
White alone
73.5
36.3
37.2
Black or African American alone
7.2
3.6
3.6
American Indian/Alaska Native alone
7.3
3.6
3.7
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alone
1.9
0.9
1.0
Ethnicity (percent)
Non-Hispanic, any race
90.7
44.6
46.1
Hispanic, any race
9.3
4.9
4.4
OVERALL HEALTH: In 2013, the United Health Foundation2 ranked Oklahoma’s Overall Health as 44th in the United States in their annual America’s Health Rankings report (Hawaii was the healthiest state and Mississippi was the least healthy state). The report lists Oklahoma’s challenges as high rate of drug deaths, low immunization coverage among children, and limited availability of primary care physicians. Oklahoma’s strengths include low prevalence of binge drinking, low incidence of pertussis infections, and moderate per capita public health funding (although funding has declined 40%).
SMOKING: In 2012, the prevalence of adult smokers (aged 18 years or older) was not significantly different among the various racial/ethnic groups. Twenty-nine percent of Non-Hispanic American Indians were smokers, as were 23.5% of Non-Hispanic Blacks, 22.7% of Non-Hispanic Whites and 22.5% of Hispanics.3
OBESITY: In 2012, the percent of obese adults (aged 18 years or older; Body Mass Index of 30 or more) was higher among Non-Hispanic Blacks (45.5%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (31.0%) and Hispanics (30.6%).3 Obesity prevalence was high among Non-Hispanic American Indians (37.5%) but was not significantly different from the other groups.3
HEART DISEASE: In 2012, the percent of Oklahoma adults (aged 18 years or older) who had ever had a heart attack or had been told they have coronary heart disease or angina was significantly lower among Hispanics (3.2%) than Non-Hispanic American Indians (9.9%) and Non-Hispanic Whites (8.9%), but was not different from Non-Hispanic Blacks (7.3%).3 In 2012, the highest age-adjusted heart disease death rates were among Blacks (263.8 deaths/100,000 population) and American Indians (240.6 deaths/100,000 population), followed by Whites (217.5 deaths/100,000 population), Hispanics (123.3 deaths/100,000 population), and Asians (87.1 deaths/100,000).4
STROKE: In 2012, the percent of Oklahoma adults (aged 18 years or older) who had ever had a stroke was lower among Hispanics (1.6%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (3.7%).3 Stroke prevalence among Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic American Indians (4.3%), and Non-Hispanic Blacks (3.9%) did not differ from each other.3 In 2012, Blacks had the highest age-adjusted stroke death rate (61.6 deaths/100,000 population), followed by Whites (45.0 deaths/100,000 population), American Indians (39.6 deaths/100,000 population), Asians (24.1 deaths/100,000 population), and Hispanics (33.7 deaths/100,000 population).4

Community Development Service, Office of Minority Health, February 2014
minorityhealth@health.ok.gov
_1_
2014 Oklahoma Minority Health At A Glance
POPULATION (2012)1
Total
Male
Female
Oklahoma Population
Count
3,814,820
1,889,807
1,925,013
Percent
100.0
49.5
50.5
Race (percent)
White alone
73.5
36.3
37.2
Black or African American alone
7.2
3.6
3.6
American Indian/Alaska Native alone
7.3
3.6
3.7
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alone
1.9
0.9
1.0
Ethnicity (percent)
Non-Hispanic, any race
90.7
44.6
46.1
Hispanic, any race
9.3
4.9
4.4
OVERALL HEALTH: In 2013, the United Health Foundation2 ranked Oklahoma’s Overall Health as 44th in the United States in their annual America’s Health Rankings report (Hawaii was the healthiest state and Mississippi was the least healthy state). The report lists Oklahoma’s challenges as high rate of drug deaths, low immunization coverage among children, and limited availability of primary care physicians. Oklahoma’s strengths include low prevalence of binge drinking, low incidence of pertussis infections, and moderate per capita public health funding (although funding has declined 40%).
SMOKING: In 2012, the prevalence of adult smokers (aged 18 years or older) was not significantly different among the various racial/ethnic groups. Twenty-nine percent of Non-Hispanic American Indians were smokers, as were 23.5% of Non-Hispanic Blacks, 22.7% of Non-Hispanic Whites and 22.5% of Hispanics.3
OBESITY: In 2012, the percent of obese adults (aged 18 years or older; Body Mass Index of 30 or more) was higher among Non-Hispanic Blacks (45.5%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (31.0%) and Hispanics (30.6%).3 Obesity prevalence was high among Non-Hispanic American Indians (37.5%) but was not significantly different from the other groups.3
HEART DISEASE: In 2012, the percent of Oklahoma adults (aged 18 years or older) who had ever had a heart attack or had been told they have coronary heart disease or angina was significantly lower among Hispanics (3.2%) than Non-Hispanic American Indians (9.9%) and Non-Hispanic Whites (8.9%), but was not different from Non-Hispanic Blacks (7.3%).3 In 2012, the highest age-adjusted heart disease death rates were among Blacks (263.8 deaths/100,000 population) and American Indians (240.6 deaths/100,000 population), followed by Whites (217.5 deaths/100,000 population), Hispanics (123.3 deaths/100,000 population), and Asians (87.1 deaths/100,000).4
STROKE: In 2012, the percent of Oklahoma adults (aged 18 years or older) who had ever had a stroke was lower among Hispanics (1.6%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (3.7%).3 Stroke prevalence among Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic American Indians (4.3%), and Non-Hispanic Blacks (3.9%) did not differ from each other.3 In 2012, Blacks had the highest age-adjusted stroke death rate (61.6 deaths/100,000 population), followed by Whites (45.0 deaths/100,000 population), American Indians (39.6 deaths/100,000 population), Asians (24.1 deaths/100,000 population), and Hispanics (33.7 deaths/100,000 population).4